2004-10-30/2019-11-12 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed. 1997 with updated information). — Born September 30, 1821 in Bavaria; immigrated to the United States in 1839; In Cincinnati, Ohio, by 1856; with Matthias Schwab firm of Cincinnati, Ohio; with Johann Koehnken firm of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s; established his own firm in Covington, Kentucky, 1867; retired c. 1888; died January 19, 1905 in Covington, Kentucky. Sources: Kenneth Wayne Hart, "Cincinnati Organ Builders of the Nineteenth Century" part 3, The Tracker 21:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1976), 5. Michael Friesen, "A Survey of Kentucky Organ builders", The Tracker 37:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1993), 15.
2018-05-07/2020-04-09 - See main entry: Koehnken & Co.
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